Charge Nurse Manger – Surgical Assessment & Planning Unit (SAPU)

Location: Wellington Regional Hospital

Contract: Permanent, Full time 1.0 FTE 

Please note this role is open only to current staff of Te Whatu Ora /Health New Zealand Staff. Please do not apply if you are not employed by Te Whatu Ora /Health New Zealand Staff

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is firmly grounded in the principles of Te Tiriti o Waitangi and is dedicated to serving all New Zealanders. Through integration and collaboration, we’re building a health system underpinned by partnership, equity, sustainability, whānau-centred care, and excellence. 

About the Role 

Exciting Leadership Opportunity – Charge Nurse Manager (CNM), Surgical Admission and Planning Unit (SAPU).

We are looking for an experienced and highly motivated nursing leader to take on the role of Charge Nurse Manager for our Surgical Admission and Planning Unit (SAPU). This is a rewarding opportunity to lead a dynamic team, drive service improvement, and make a real difference to patient care.

As CNM, you will provide visible and proactive leadership, ensuring the safe, efficient, and high-quality delivery of care across SAPU. You will be responsible for the effective management of people, systems, and resources, while fostering a supportive environment that enables staff to deliver excellent patient-centred care.

A key focus of this role will be to oversee and coordinate the acute surgical patient flow; supporting patients referred from the Emergency Department or the community who require diagnostic testing, assessment, treatment, surgery, or short-stay admission. You will work in close collaboration with surgical specialties and wider hospital services to ensure smooth, timely, and integrated patient journeys.

This role also offers the opportunity to lead service development, champion innovation, and contribute to the strategic direction of Surgical Services in partnership with the Operations Manager and wider leadership team.

About the Team/Service Location 

The Surgical Admission and Planning Unit (SAPU) is currently based in Ward 4 South and includes 10 inpatient beds and 4 assessment chairs. We operate in a fast-paced, acute care environment focused on assessment, planning, treatment, and short-stay admissions.

Our team of Registered Nurses are enthusiastic, passionate, and adaptable professionals. We value teamwork and work closely with the wider multidisciplinary team to achieve the best possible health outcomes for our patients and their whānau. SAPU also partners with other hospital departments to support and improve patient flow throughout the facility.

About You

You will bring:

A. Knowledge, Skills & Experience: 

• Understands the significance and obligations of Te Tiriti o Waitangi and supports leadership of these within the service
• Comprehensive knowledge and understanding of NZ Health System including equity issues, professional leadership and emerging issues for the nursing profession
• Proven Leadership and management capability 
• Minimum 4 years nursing experience 
• Experience in leading quality improvement and change initiatives
• Experience in developing, implementing and monitoring policies, audits, protocols and guidelines
• Proficiency in computer skills

B. Essential Professional Qualifications / Accreditations / Registrations:

• Postgraduate Diploma desired, expected to work  towards Master’s Degree 
• Attainment and maintenance of senior PDRP 

C. The candidate well-suited to the role will place a high value on the following:

• Commitment to Te Tiriti o Waitangi
• Living the Te Whatu Ora values
• Respect and collaboration in practice
• Delivering an exemplary standard of care 
• Commitment to ongoing learning and development
• Practice informed by research evidence
• Innovation and critical thinking
• Commitment to sustainable practice

Working at Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is - the weaving of wellness - . We're dedicated to ensuring excellent healthcare for the people of Aotearoa/New Zealand. 

Our people are at the heart of everything we do. Health New Zealand are committed to being good employers and honouring our equal employment opportunity obligations. We embrace diversity and welcome application from all people, including all gender identities, ages, ethnicities, sexual orientations, and disability. A workforce that is diverse and inclusive means that we are better positioned to understand and service our community. We are pro-equity health organisation, with a particular focus on Māori, Pacific Peoples, and the Disability Community. 

How to Apply 

To apply please click “apply now.” All applications must be submitted through our online careers’ portal. If you have any questions about the role, please contact Deb.Brodie@TeWhatuOra.govt.nz

We will review applications as received and may proceed with the recruitment process, before the closing date of this advertisement.